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June 11

A look at June 11 through the almanac — historic events, famous birthdays including Jackie Stewart and Claire Holt, and the day's notable deaths and observances.

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Events

10 notable moments
  1. 2012

    2012 Afghanistan earthquakes

    75 people die in a landslide triggered by two earthquakes in Afghanistan; an entire village is buried.

    Earthquakes in Afghanistan in
  2. 2007

    2007 Chittagong mudslides

    Mudslides in Chittagong, Bangladesh, kill 130 people.

    2007 natural disaster in
  3. 2001

    Timothy McVeigh

    Timothy McVeigh is executed for his role in the Oklahoma City bombing.

    American domestic terrorist (1968–2001)
  4. 1962

    June 1962 Alcatraz escape

    Frank Morris, John Anglin and Clarence Anglin allegedly become the only prisoners to escape from the prison on Alcatraz Island.

    Prison break in San
  5. 1920

    1920 Republican National Convention

    During the U.S. Republican National Convention in Chicago, U.S. Republican Party leaders gathered in a room at the Blackstone Hotel to come to a consensus on their candidate for the U.S. presidential election, leading the Associated Press to coin the political phrase "smoke-filled room".

    American political convention
  6. 1917

    Alexander of Greece

    King Alexander assumes the throne of Greece after his father, Constantine I, is deemed to have abdicated under pressure from allied armies occupying Athens.

    King of Greece from
  7. 1748

    Denmark

    Denmark adopts the characteristic Nordic Cross flag later taken up by all other Scandinavian countries.

    Country in Northern Europe
  8. 1724

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Johann Sebastian Bach leads his cantata O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort (O eternity, you word of thunder), BWV 20, on the first Sunday after Trinity, beginning his second cycle, the chorale cantata cycle.

    German composer (1685–1750)
  9. 1594

    Philip II of Spain

    Philip II recognizes the rights and privileges of the local nobles and chieftains in the Philippines, which paved way to the stabilization of the rule of the Principalía (an elite ruling class of native nobility in Spanish Philippines).

    King of Spain (1556–1598)
  10. 1345

    Megas doux

    The megas doux Alexios Apokaukos, chief minister of the Byzantine Empire, is lynched by political prisoners.

    Title for the commander-in-chief
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Famous birthday twins

Born on June 11

Jackie Stewart

b. 1939

Scottish racing driver and sports presenter

Claire Holt

b. 1988

Australian actress

Richard Strauss

b. 1864

German composer and conductor

Gonzalo Castro

b. 1987

German footballer

Yasunari Kawabata

b. 1899

Japanese novelist and short story writer Nobel Prize laureate

Nikolai Bulganin

b. 1895

Soviet politician

Hugh Laurie

b. 1959

English actor and screenwriter

Jesús Fernández (footballer, born 1988)

b. 1988

Spanish footballer

Deaths

  • 2001Timothy McVeigh, American terrorist
  • 1999DeForest Kelley, American actor and screenwriter
  • 1979John Wayne, American actor, director, and producer
  • 1852Karl Bryullov, Russian painter
  • 1847John Franklin, English admiral and politician
  • 888AD 888, archbishop of Bremen

Holidays & observances

  • —Brazilian Navy Day (Brazil)
  • —Christian feast day: Alice of Schaerbeek
  • —Christian feast day: Barnabas the Apostle
  • —Christian feast day: Bartholomew the Apostle (Eastern Christianity)
  • —Christian feast day: Blessed Ignatius Maloyan (Armenian Catholic Church)
  • —Christian feast day: Blessed Maria Schininà
  • —Christian feast day: Paula Frassinetti
  • —Christian feast day: Riagail of Bangor

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